Events Event, Oct 31: Can South Asia combat the climate crisis? 19 Oct 202124 Oct 2021 South Asia Peace Action Network (Sapan) is organising a brainstorming discussion online around the climate crisis in South Asia and how the region can come together to solve these pressing…
Sapan News Call for entries: Essays on the climate crisis in South Asia 18 Oct 202118 Oct 2021 South Asia Peace Action Network (Sapan) is inviting articles on various angles of the climate crisis in South Asia, pertaining to countries in the region - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,…
Sapan News Curtain raiser: Women step up for peace in South Asia 30 Sep 202130 Sep 2021 “The power of feminine wisdom, the spirit of solidarity, and a vision tinted with empathy” NEW DELHI: Prominent Indian actor-director Nandita Das and British-Afghan journalist Najiba Laima Kasraee are among…
Events… Commemorating ‘the second 9/11’ and the way ahead 29 Sep 20211 Oct 2021 The United States and India should join with other regional powers to deal with the Taliban and help the Afghan people – Noam Chomsky BOSTON, 27 September: Prominent academic Noam…
Sapan News Uproar in Pakistan against proposed media legislation 18 Sep 202120 Sep 2021 15 September 2021, Sapan News Service: There is an uproar in Pakistan about a controversial new media regulatory body termed as an “ill-conceived, dictatorial concept” being pushed through by the…
Events Event, 26 Sept: 20 years after 9/11: Impact on South Asia, and South Asians 15 Sep 202128 Sep 2021 Marking two decades of the September 2001 attacks on New York City, global thought leaders and activists from across South Asia and the diaspora will meet across time zones this…
Sapan News Remembering Hal Gould, a friend of South Asia 8 Sep 2021 By Beena Sarwar When some of us launched a South Asia initiative earlier this year, Hal Gould came to mind. I wondered how he was. We were in a pandemic,…
Resolutions Resolution: Rights of the incarcerated in South Asia 6 Sep 20219 Sep 2021 29 August 2021: Several prominent legal experts, journalists, and human-rights activists have reviewed and commented on this Resolution. We have consolidated and accommodated multiple voices mirroring vast experiences and realities…
Press Statements Uphold the rights of the incarcerated in South Asia, say human-rights advocates 30 Aug 202112 Sep 2021 29 August 2021: “If the government becomes the monster that it can be, then the belly of the beast contains the people in jail”, said Nepali journalist Kanak Mani Dixit,…
Events Event, Aug 29: Rights of the Incarcerated in South Asia 18 Aug 202129 Aug 2021 Sapan invites you for the fifth in a series of curated monthly events themed ‘Imagine! Neighbours in Peace’, a title borrowed from an unpublished volume by Chowk.com, 2005. This month includes World…
Sapan News Undaunted by temple attack, Pakistani Hindu stuck in India with three children yearns to return home 12 Aug 202112 Aug 2021 This report, sent to several media houses serves as the soft launch of Sapan News, a syndicated service linked with South Asia Peace Action Network, Sapan. By Beena Sarwar A Pakistani Hindu…
Press Statements South Asian female athletes share inspiring stories of grit and determination 26 Jul 20216 Aug 2021 Women athletes from across the South Asian region came together for an online discussion focusing on their challenges and wins, sharing moving stories and inspiring solidarity. The over-two hour long…
Press Statements SAPAN: Investigate death of Danish Siddiqui, ensure safety of journalists, speak up for peace and security 20 Jul 202112 Aug 2021 South Asia Peace Action Network mourns the tragic death of Pulitzer-Prize winning Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui. Siddiqui was embedded with Afghan special forces as they battled Taliban fighters in Kandahar.…
Press Statements Covid-19 needs a regional response, say physicians and activists at South Asia peace meeting 27 Jun 202118 Jul 2021 June 27, 2021: “South Asian countries cannot go it alone, that's irrational,’’ said Dr. Zafrullah Chowdhury, renowned public health activist and Ramon Magsaysay awardee from Bangladesh. The hard lockdown in…
Press Statements Create economic and healthcare closeness across South Asia during the Covid-19 crisis – Amartya Sen 31 May 202118 Jul 2021 “We have to learn to maintain physical distancing but at the same time create economic and healthcare closeness in South Asia,” said Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, speaking at a webinar…
Press Statements… Use the Covid-19 pandemic as opportunity to invest in public healthcare around South Asia and promote regionalism 30 May 20219 Sep 2021 South Asian governments must collaborate to ensure vaccine, medicine, and oxygen supply to the entire region, in the spirit of cohabitation and equity in a region of historical cultural affinity…
Events Event, May 30: South Asian Solidarity in the Time of Covid: Sharing Grief, Inspiration, Hope and Strategies 20 May 20218 Aug 2021 Sapan invites you for the second in a series of curated monthly events themed ‘Imagine! Neighbours in Peace’, a title borrowed from an unpublished volume by Chowk.com, 2005. Activists from…
Press Statements Bangladesh: Release journalist Rozina Islam, investigate her confinement and arrest – South Asia Peace Action Network 18 May 202118 Jul 2021 The South Asia Peace Action Network, a coalition of over a dozen regional organisations, expresses concern at the detention of journalist Rozina Islam, senior reporter of the Prothom Alo, picked…
Press Statements Pakistani-American physicians express solidarity with the people of India and demand increase in healthcare budgets 11 May 202118 Jul 2021 Urge South Asian governments to learn from India’s colossal tragedy and take urgent action to prevent similar crises in other countries BOSTON: Pakistan-origin physicians based in the USA have expressed…
Press Statements ‘Fighting Covid-19 requires empathy and cooperation’ – South Asia Peace Action Network 26 Apr 202120 Jul 2021 April 26, 2021: As dozens of South Asians came together for an online gathering Sunday to express grief and solidarity amidst the suffering inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic, a poignant…
